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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type ▼ Jurisdiction
Linda v. Hudson 55 Mass. 385 1848 0 Civil Massachusetts
Hart v. Hill 1 Whart. 124 1836 0 Civil SC of PA.
Butler v. Hopper 4 F. Cas. 904 1806 0 Civil Circuit Court, D. PA.
Inhabitants of Stockbridge v. Inhabitants of West Stockbridge 14 Mass. 257 1817 0 Civil Massachusetts
Frith v. Sprague 14 Mass. 455 1817 0 Civil Massachusetts
Evans v. Bollen 8 F. Cas. 836 1800 0 Civil Circuit Court, D. PA.
Small v. The Messenger 22 F. Cas. 366 1807 0 Civil District Court, D. PA.
Lynch v. Commonwealth 6 Watts 495 1837 0 Civil SC of PA.
Concklin v. Havens 12 Johns. 314 1815 0 Civil SC of New York
Sable v. Hitchcock 2 Johns. Cas. 79 1800 0 Civil SC of New York
Quackenboss v. Lansing 6 Johns. 49 1810 0 Civil SC of New York
Respublica v. Gaoler of Philadelphia County 1 Yeates 368 1794 0 Civil SC of PA.
Anderson v. Brock 3 Me. 243 1825 1 Civil Maine
Commonwealth ex rel. Bell v. Greason 5 Serg. & Rawle 333 1819 0 Civil SC of PA.
Abbott v. Holway 72 Me. 298 1881 1 Civil Maine
Bartels v. Harris 4 Me. 146 1826 1 Civil Maine
United States v. Ole Hougen 2023 1 Civil
Executors of Rogers v. Berry 10 Johns. 132 1813 0 Civil SC of New York
Commonwealth ex rel. Jesse v. Craig 1 Serg. & Rawle 23 1814 0 Civil SC of PA.
Austin v. State 160 Me. 240D 1964 1 Civil Maine